Photo Gallery: Rodeo Performance #1

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Kyle Irwin chases down a steer in the steer wrestling competition at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo Thursday night at the Coliseum. Irwin finished with a time of 4.6 seconds.

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Wesley Silcox rides Corky to a score of 80 points during the first round of bull riding at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo.

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Military service members unroll a large American flag during the opening ceremony at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo at the Coliseum.

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Trey Traweek tries to hang on as his ride Blues Clues stands up in the chute during the first round of bull riding at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo at the Coliseum.

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Rodeo contestants sit atop the bucking chutes before the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo.

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Reid Michael Barker is thrown from the back of Cowboy Cool during the first round of bull riding at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo at the Coliseum Thursday night. Barker received no score for the ride.

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The San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo Ambassadors take the arena floor at the Coliseum Thursday night for a riding demonstration at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo.

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The opening ceremony of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo features a laser light show.

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Matt Lait rides Boot Strap to a score of 62 points during the bareback riding competition at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo.

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Military members stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base carry a large American flag off the arena floor after opening ceremonies at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo.

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Curtis Cassidy slides off the back of his horse during the steer wrestling competition at the first performance of the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo.

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Army Pvt. Tye Rutledge prepares to carry a large American flag onto the arena floor at the Coliseum as part of the opening ceremony for the 79th annual San Angelo Stock Show &amp; Rodeo.